By Benjamin Leatherman August 22, 2013

Think you're down with hip-hop culture? Okay, son, then which of its four elements — be it rapping, b-boying, graf artistry, and turntablism — is the most vital part of its mix? According to veteran local selector DJ Akshen, it's the latter, since the beats dropped from the decks help fuel everything else. "Without [DJs]," he says, "The other... More >>>